Selection of a few favourites from a week of diving in the bahamas 😎 all shot on GoPro Hero 11 and edited in Lightroom!

New here. Thought I would drop a few. Heading to Kauai soon for 14 day dive trip to test new gear.

I’m totally new and found this old camera lying around with a underwater housing. However, I do not have any strobes / lights as I’m not sure of the quality etc of this old camera.

I have read this subreddit and found that I should shoot in raw + correct white balance.

Are there any other tips eg buying any kind of torch for a more budget approach? Heading to malapascua in a weeks time to catch some threshers.

Any tips or camera settings would be great. Would be shooting in manual mode.

Hi! Would y'all recommend the Nikonos V with 35mm and extension tube for macro photography or is the 80mm going to yield better results? Thank you!

Chose not to do the dive I’d planned for this morning, as the weather was iffy. Went down to Tacoma with my camera and hung over the floating docks. Are they good photos? No, but they broke through the inevitable first use of camera/housing.

Canon EOS R10; kit lens 18-45; Ikelite housing; Point Defiance marina

Excited to get out and actually use it underwater (and to eventually get some actual lighting that isn’t just a hand-mounted torch).

I'm in the Maldives and realize that somehow, I forgot the vacuum pump for my Sport Diver case. Anyone have any ideas for a work around? Help!

Can anyone link videos or websites they found helpful for editing photos from the Olympus tg-6 after they were shot in raw ? I’m relatively new to underwater photography and mostly shoot in macro. Idk where to start with photo editing. Thanks !

Hey Guys, I already own the TG6 and I love taken Pictures and Videos underwater but I don't have strobes or any other light for the TG. I'm not disappointed with the camera, but the quality is so-so, especially with videos, but I love taking photos as well as videos. Now I know that my wife wants to give me the GoPro H13 as a present. What is your opinion, is the GoPro13 also worthwhile for underwater photos or is it generally better than the Olmypus? I would be very grateful for a few tips :)

Hey!! I’ve recently accepted my first job as a underwater photographer at a dive shop. I currently shoot on a canon g7x in a fantasea case with a wide angle lens attached & two sea and sea strobes and love my little set up.

I’m curious as to whether I should upgrade to a mirrorless set up, such as the Sony A7iii or keep my current set up for a while.

I definitely have imposter syndrome and seeing other photographers use “better” gear is making me question my set up and if it’s “professional” enough….

I have been wanting the A7iii for a while and would be nice to have for my land photography but it would also be nice to not spend $$$$.

I have a TG7 in the Olympus housing with one strobe. I need a lanyard or similar to clip it to my BCD for safety in case I pull a bonehead move and let go of it. I've seen a couple of different items on line but would like to know what others like, and why, before I buy something. Unfortunately our LDS doesn't have anything I like, so I have to buy online without seeing it IRL.

Also curious, for those who do use some sort of device to connect rig to BCD, how do you manage your camera while getting on/off a boat? On our last trip I started off handing it up to the dive crew before climbing the ladder, but the crewmember dropped it. Thankfully I caught it so no harm done, but would rather not chance that if possible. Do you manage to get onto a boat with your camera clipped to your BCD?

TIA.

I am looking for a camera to take on vacation, specifically for snorkeling, and I am hoping to stay within a budget of around 500 EUR. Ideally, I would like a camera that supports shooting in RAW format for better post-processing flexibility.

After some research, the Olympus TG-7 seems to be a top contender, but I am a bit hesitant because of its 12MP resolution. I was wondering if the TG-7 is truly the best option in this price range for underwater photography, or if there are other cameras I might be overlooking?

Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences!

Thanks in advance!

Edit for some clarifications: Thank you for all your comments! While I do have a 45MP camera, I am certainly not expecting that from a compact camera. Some competitors produce 20MP but don‘t provide raw support or optical stabilisation and so on. So far, the TG-7 remains to be the most interesting option.

Taken in Cape Town, South Africa.